Guyana to host 3 international table tennis tournaments in 1 month

Jorge Herrera, appointed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Americas, has concluded his site visit, from February 13 to February 17, 2023, to carry out the inspection and support visit to the organising committee to locally evaluate the general conditions for the organisation of events based on the guidelines established for the organisation of regional events and with the objective of supporting internal efforts so that the necessary conditions are properly implemented for the competitions.

So, the ITTF Americas and the Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) have given the green light to Guyana to host the following key international competitions:
* The Caribbean and Central America (CAC) games qualification event slated for March 16-19 2023, which will see countries from Central America and the Caribbean seeking qualification spots for the CAC San Salvador games for which eight countries will qualify.
* The 63rd Caribbean Senior Table Tennis Championships March 20-March 26, 2023.This is a qualification event for the Pan Am Table Tennis Games Santiago Chile 2023; the Pan American TT Championships Havana and the World Table Tennis championships Durban SA 2023. Two teams will qualify for the Pan American Games and three teams will qualify for the 2023 Pan American Championships.
* Caribbean Youth and Cadet Championships March 27 to April 1, 2023 Pan Am Table Tennis Championships.
The National Gymnasium has been chosen as the designated venue for the games. Guyana is coming off of its successful hosting of the Caribbean Mini and Pre Cadet Table Tennis Championships in October of 2022
This is another major undertaking by the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), given the importance and magnitude of the events, the number of participating countries and the fact that these events come under the purview of the ITTF and the standard has to be of the highest quality.

The championships will allow fans to witness high-quality table tennis from the best male and female players from Guyana, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, St Lucia, Aruba, Colombia and Venezuela among others from the region competing for CAC qualification in the senior, junior and cadet edition of the championships.
The GTTA believes that these championships provide Guyana with the opportunity as host to qualify the national teams for the 2023 CAC games in El Salvador, Pan American Table Tennis Games and championships and World Championships Durban SA 2023, which is the primary goal.
The GTTA also views the hosting of these events as a great opportunity to showcase, market and invest in the future of Guyana’s table tennis; demonstrate the country’s capacity to host major events, which has positive long-term implications for the success and future growth of the sport; provide exposure to a greater nucleus of players; serve as a catalyst to inspire the new generation of fans and players in the region, working with key partners, sponsors and their brands to set the foundations for the monetisation of the sport; build human resource capacity, and expand and enhance the well-being of the game itself, as we embark on the road of excellence.
The new Olympic system will be used. This system will be used in the ITTF Pan American Championship 2023. Each National Association can enter one team per gender. A team shall consist of three players for each match. The order of play shall be B/C-Y/Z, A-X,C-Z,A-Y,B-X. All matches will be played best of five games. The competition will be played in two stages.
The Government of Guyana, through the National Sports Commission and the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry, has signalled its approval and support for this event.
The GTTA intends to broadcast these games live on the available platforms of the GTTA, ITTF Americas, and participating countries’ Facebook and YouTube pages where opportunities for partnerships in sponsorship are available to corporate Guyana. Packages include event branding (15 available spots), segments of the live stream for ads, other approved promotional material, and title sponsorship.